Mike Petters, Gov. McDonnell to speak at manufacturing conference

Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc. President and CEO Mike Petters will join four southern governors at a June manufacturing conference in Roanoke.

The two-day event, "Our History, Our Future: Manufacturing in the South," will focus on advanced manufacturing and job creation in the South.

Speakers include Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and Govs. Haley Barbour of Mississippi, Bill Haslam of Tennessee and Bev Perdue of North Carolina. Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President Jeffrey M. Lacker and executives from several Virginia-based companies also are expected to speak.